Category: EQUIPMENT MODERNISATION
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PRALAY AND INDIA’S MISSILE POWER / LT GEN PR SHANKAR
The recent #test #firings of the #Pralay #missile was carried out at maximum and minimum ranges successfully a short while back. The missile is on the verge of entering service in a year or so. Where does it fit into India’s security calculus and what are the missile systems which India has?
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Evolving Paradigms: Air Power in India’s National Security
A great discussion on the contours of #airpower as it is unfolding. What will future #aerospace power be like? What should be the key areas of #India’s future devp. A perspective on #joint application of force. India’s capability and measures to tackle #Pakistan and# China despite the gaps in the #IAF.
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A CONVERSATION ON ATAGS & ARTILLERY
Had a detailed conversation on ATAGS and the modernisation of artillery with Snehesh Alex Phillip of The Print. This is the second interaction. Both are available below. The introduction of ATATGS into the Indian Army is a welcome step. However it is not the end of the road or the solution to all our issues.…
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Corporatisation Of Intelligence
Good intelligence is a pre-requisite not only to prosecute wars but also to prevent them. This is an area which India has found to be lacking. Presently intelligence can be gathered from multiple sources and is widely available. Increasingly int collection and analysis is technology driven. It is a very specialised and sophisticated field where…
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Negotiating The Trump Trap
Lt Gen KJ Singh (R) brings clarity to India’s defence import scenario in the context of India US Defence Cooperation as a result of our PMs recent visit to USA. This was one of the best discussions I have held on Gunners Shot on India’s opportunities and pitfalls in capability building and defence imports in…
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Deep Dive on Pralay Missile System
Mr Sandeep Unnithan and I did a deep dive on the PRALAY Missile system which was recently paraded on the Republic Day . It was a great interaction with one of our best defence analysts. Covered technical, tactical and strategic aspects of the Pralay Missile. This caps a series of significant missile developments in recent…
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The Pralay Missile and India’s Growing Defence Capability
The Pralay Missile is being displayed in the Republic Day parade for the first time. It is a valuable addition in our defence capability vis a vis China. It marks an addition to the long list of capability enhancement which has taken place over the past one year. It also adds to India’s layered response…
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INDIA’S RESPONSE TO CHINA’S GREAT LEAP FORWARD
Every odd day China comes up with a new military capability. Even after discounting China’s PR and Info War as well as its dodgy technology, the PLA is adding warlike equipment at a fast clip to its inventory with the maxim being Quantity has its own Quality. Without doubt the gulf between Chinese and Indian…
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Atmanirbharta in Critical and Emerging Technologies
This is my article published in JOURNAL OF DEFENCE STUDIES, VOLUME 18, NUMBER 3, JULY–SEPTEMBER 2024 (SPECIAL ISSUE) of IDSA . Link https://www.idsa.in/jds/18_3_2024 Link for the article is at https://www.idsa.in/system/files/jds/11-jds-18-3-2024-PR-Shankar.pdf
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Zorawar : A Discussion
Zorawar – India’s light tank is entering the trials phase. It has been remarkable that the tank has been fleshed out in such quick time frame. However the real issue starts now. Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan (R) and I discussed as to how to take the Army must take full ownership to project forward in…
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